Dorset Police and Crime Commissioner

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| post = Dorset Police and Crime Commissioner

| insignia = Dorset PCC logo.svg

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| incumbent = David Sidwick

| incumbentsince = 13 May 2021

| formation = 22 November 2012

| constituting_instrument = Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011

| precursor = Dorset Police Authority

| department = Police and crime commissioner of Dorset Police

| reports_to = Dorset Police and Crime Panel

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| appointer = Electorate of Dorset

| termlength = Four years

| inaugural = Martyn Underhill

| deputy = Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner

| salary = £73,300{{cite web |title=What we spend and how we spend it |url=https://www.dorset.pcc.police.uk/information-hub/publication-scheme/what-we-spend-and-how/ |publisher=Dorset Police & Crime Commissioner |access-date=20 June 2022}}

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The Dorset Police and Crime Commissioner is the police and crime commissioner, an elected official tasked with setting out the way crime is tackled by Dorset Police in the English County of Dorset. The post was created in November 2012, following an election held on 15 November 2012, and replaced the Dorset Police Authority.{{cite news |url=https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/13499374.dorsets-pcc-to-stand-for-re-election-next-year/ |title=Dorset's PCC to stand for re-election next year |last=Reader |first=Jane |newspaper=Bournemouth Echo |date=25 July 2015 |access-date=21 March 2021}} The first incumbent is Independent Martyn Underhill, who retired in 2021.{{cite news |url=https://lyme-online.co.uk/news/tributes-paid-to-retiring-police-and-crime-commissioner/ |title=Tributes paid to retiring Police and Crime Commissioner |last=Bevins |first=Trevor |website=LymeOnline |date=16 February 2021 |access-date=21 March 2021}} He was succeeded by David Sidwick.